Local vs. Fair Trade

What’s the difference between buying local and fair trade? If you’re conscientious about what you eat, going local or fair trade is already better than buying conventional. Here’s a handy guide that’ll help explain the difference.

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As the producer of certified organic body care products in Canada, getting the amazing ingredients that are required, they just don’t grow in Canada for the most part. Soooo, I buy organic fair trade. I LOVE all my customers that come up and speak with me at local farmers markets. Asking questions is a great way to learn about ingredients and fair trade as well.

Good information–thank you! We try to purchase locally whenever we can, and grow as much as we can at home.
Something to keep in mind: several varieties of kale are quite attractive, very easy to grow into early winter– and could easily replace a plant or two in the in the flowerbed. It can be a bit expensive buying organic greens, so growing even a little bit can help!